Fresh off her stunning encore performance at the recent IShowcase Event in Hollywood, Michelle Monica is going to be one of the featured singers at a special opening night event for The Sunset Strip Music Festival, one of the music industry's biggest events in recent years. Monica is part of a lineup of stars that will be honoring Rock music superstar, Slash, on a special tribute night, August 26th at the famed House of Blues. The event will kick off three days of performances by such notable recording artists as The Smashing Pumpkins, Common, Kid Cudi, Travie McCoy, Semi ...

Estimates say there are some two million manufactured homes in the United States built before June 1976. The homes are both inefficient and in some cases unsafe. Replacing them is the aim of legislation in both the House and Senate. While the House passed a bill in May, more recently the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee adopted the Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Act (S. 1320). The legislation would provide rebates of $7,500 for the purchasers of Energy Star-Qualified manufactured homes. In addition, the bill would allow home owners to receive ...

Krista Harper, Esq., partner of Bucks County law firm Curtin & Heefner LLP, will speak about "Marcellus Shale - Dissection of a Gas Lease" at a continuing legal education (CLE) program on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the Bucks County Bar Association in Doylestown, PA. Harper, a real estate and business attorney, will present alongside James Shallenberger, a professional geologist with Princeton Hydro in Ringoes, N.J. During the program Harper and Shallenberger will review, evaluate and discuss legal and environmental issues surrounding gas lease agreements in Pennsylvania. CLE ...

Adventist Health in Hinsdale, Ill., upgraded the OB-Windows Structured Reporting System for high-risk OB ultrasound studies at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital. OB-Windows users utilize the software system to complete fetal growth analysis, produce structured clinical reports. The maternal-fetal medicine department at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, recently upgraded their OB-View Image Management and Structured Reporting System. For a complete electronic workflow, the site utilizes the OB-View PACS and structured reporting system to review OB images, ...

Toronto's financial district on October 20th, 2010 at the Toronto Board of Trade. Intelliware is an established leader in the Agile development community and is a major supporter of the Conference. Agile Tour '10 will feature Martin Fowler as the keynote speaker. Fowler is a renowned thought-leader in software development. The Conference will offer interactive sessions, workshops, and lightning talks for attendees of all levels of knowledge and expertise. "Supporting and participating in the Agile community is vitally important for Intelliware," comments Greg Betty, ...

A new system of innovative wireless connectivity solutions is enabling Arkansas people who suffer with hearing loss to experience more natural personal communication and more freedom with Bluetooth technology and devices. "When wireless connectivity was first introduced, people with hearing loss, for the first time, were able to stream sound directly from cell phones to their hearing devices -- opening a world of easy communication that had previously been off limits for them," states Jerry Luker of Arkansas Hearing Aid Service in North Little Rock, Arkansas. "But there ...

Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software as a service provider to more than 1,300 hospitals in the United States, announced today that Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA, has adopted Simplifi 797 quality assurance software to achieve sterile compounding compliance. Simplifi 797 can help simplify meeting all of the requirements of the U.S. Pharmacopeia's Chapter 797 best practice guidelines for compounding sites throughout the facility. "Rockingham Memorial Hospital is committed to patient safety," said John Lubkowski, Pharmacy Operations Manager at Rockingham ...

In the new tech thriller, Green Spin, on Amazon.com, author John Pilmer explores the ever shortening phenomenon of compressed news cycles. With the proliferation of online media and social networks, the time from the occurrence of news to the time it can be shared around the globe is now measured in seconds. "Compare news cycles to just 10 years ago and we see an amazing trend," John Pilmer said. "Instead of days or hours, now, we are talking seconds before a tweet is heard around the world. In Green Spin the characters are caught up in the future meat grinder of even ...

Millions of people can now view MOS Creative's mobile-friendly Web site from their phones, a leaner version of the full site with essential capabilities, and images and videos completely functional on all phone browsers. MOS is the first creative agency in Baltimore to make a mobile site available. Accessing http://www.moscreative.com from a mobile phone will automatically redirect to the mobile site. MOS focused on user experience when designing the mobile site. "It's all about making things easier and more convenient when you're looking at it from a smaller screen," ...

The Trivani Foundation, a Utah based non-profit organization, has provided hundreds of dollars in secondary school scholarships for top students in Kenya. The scholarships are part of Trivani's ongoing focus on the area, which has included the construction of a disability school, donation of school supplies, and other education-focused projects. Every year, hundreds of students in Kenya graduate from primary school and qualify to continue with secondary school, although very few students have the financial resources to attend and cannot obtain further education. The ...

UTOPY, Inc., the leading provider of Customer Intelligence and Performance Optimization solutions powered by Speech Analytics, announced today the re-launch of their corporate website, UTOPY.com, following a strategic redesign by Eden Advertising & Interactive. Developed to articulate UTOPY's business solution expertise in analyzing customer-agent interactions, the enhanced site features a refreshed appearance and innovative tools that provide an efficient, user-friendly experience. Eden Advertising & Interactive developed and implemented a new interface for UTOPY.com ...

Sarah Roberts-Witt, organizer and inspiration behind The Magnificent Mile Race (www.magmilerace.com), announces today additional sponsors of the fifth annual fundraising event. Proceeds from the September 19 event will benefit the Spastic Paraplegia Foundation (www.sp-foundation.org), a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for rare upper motor neuron disorders. "I'm so very thankful for the outpouring of support we've received throughout the five years of The Magnificent Mile Race," says Roberts-Witt. "The individuals and companies that give so freely to our event ...

The Trailer Showroom, an online store for custom cargo and enclosed trailers, recently opened an enclosed trailer manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas to accommodate customers in the southwestern U.S. This facility manufactures enclosed trailers of various sizes and styles according to a customer's specific order. Customers are invited to visit the website, pick a trailer of choice from the Texas facility's selection, and add options and accessories as desired. Alternatively, customers can call 877-458-7245 to speak with an experienced sales agent to place an order. Enclosed ...

Michigan Women's Foundation Releases Independent Research Finding Quantifying Increase in the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Young Girls. 141 were CSEC victims on a typical night in Michigan via escort services and website postings ... The number of young girls victimized by the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is trending upward in Michigan, according to new research released today by Michigan Women's Foundation in partnership with Women's Funding Network. The May 2010 tracking study, conducted by The Schapiro Group, an independent, third-party ...

Commercial builders Great Falls Construction has just completed building the second of two new Johnny Rockets burger stands in southern Maine. "The Original Hamburger," chain was originally opened in Los Angeles 25 years ago and is now serving up burgers in the Maine Mall food court and in Freeport Village Station. In the Maine Mall location, the Great Falls team did a complete demolition of the previous establishment for the installation of the new Johnny Rockets. All of the re-plumbing, electrical and mechanical fixtures were reworked to set up the new cooking equipment ...

Chamber Music Society of Detroit will be holding three class sessions (October 6-8, 2010) by Steven Rings, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Chicago. Event/Dates/Location - STEVEN RINGS MINI-COURSE: GETTING TO THE CORE OF MUSICAL FORMS Wednesday through Friday, October 6, 7, 8, 2010 KINGSWOOD AUDITORIUM Located on the campus of the Cranbrook Educational Community 39221 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills - Mini-Course Features Unique in Metro Detroit - • Three class sessions conducted by STEVEN RINGS, Assistant Professor of Music, University ...

In the August CARDtalk newsletter to its' members, NACCU stated that Qponomics offers yet another opportunity to go green while enhancing the relationship between a campus and the surrounding businesses. By eliminating paper coupons and reducing the need to print marketing pieces, the college community can be green with a far more environmentally friendly atmosphere. NACCU was formed in 1993 to provide a responsive, diversified source of campus card related information and services. NACCU membership is open to all colleges, universities, secondary institutions and companies ...

Members of the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) may now take advantage of special offers on medical payment products from First National Merchant Solutions. AAUCM has named First National Merchant Solutions a preferred provider, making the processor's industry-leading medical payment solutions, including First Paid, available to all AAUCM members. First Paid is a specialized suite of products designed specifically for healthcare providers. The product suite helps speed up the payment process, eliminate confusion and paper, and cut costs. At the heart ...

As the rate of foreclosures continues to increase in Port St. Lucie and other parts of the country, realtors are continuing to play a critical role in assisting former homeowners to find new rental properties to call their home. As one of the newest luxury apartment communities in Port St. Lucie, FL, Kitterman Woods, http://www.kittermanwoods.com, announced its Realtor Referral Program, which is a great way for realtors to earn additional money by introducing potential renters looking for Port St Lucie apartments to Kitterman Woods. "Our special incentive program gives ...

A distinctive method of drawing attention to the power and practicality of learning Spanish is being put into action by Vamos Spanish Academy. Innovatively, awareness is being spread through a trilogy of short, witty video clips that underline the essentialness of understanding the growing language of Spanish, as they follow the comical misdemeanors of a bumbling, linguistically-challenged character. In a world where knowledge is power and language is the key, the promotion of language education is very important for any truly developed and knowledge dependent society. ...

The reputable medical group, Korunda Medical Institute, is pleased to announce the arrival of their group visit sessions for consultation and treatment. Group visits allow individuals who share a common medical condition and/or concern to come together to be counseled and aided by a medical health professional on a specific medical topic. Korunda Medical Institute offers a number of 60-minute group visits for a wide variety of medical issues, ranging anywhere from tips for reducing obesity to lowering high cholesterol. Individuals who are experiencing certain medical ...

With the fall sports schedules getting closer to the season's kick-off, Body Relief Depot is sponsoring a contest designed to help athletes get and stay ready for game day. Featuring $115 worth of premium exercise and therapy products, the prize is perfect for sports enthusiasts at every level. "No matter if you're in high school, college or just playing for a local parks and rec team, staying fit is key to being competitive in any sport," said David Rouen, Body Relief Depot founder and owner. "The products in this giveaway help keep you in shape and help ease any pain ...

Grupo ASSA, a Consulting and Outsourcing company that helps clients with their Business Process Transformation through Information Technology, was selected by Global Services for the third straight year among the world's 100 best Technology and Outsourcing services providers. Every year, Global Services and the specialized Indian consultancy firm NeoAdvisory carry out a research study to determine and present a ranking of the world's best companies in the provision of global Technology and Outsourcing services. "This recognition, achieved for the third straight year, ...

There is never a bad time to enjoy a nice glass of delicious and refreshing, homemade lemonade. This August 20th, in celebration of National Lemonade Day, Sweet Leaf Tea is giving the loved beverage the recognition it deserves, by offering a couple easy-to-make recipes that can be enjoyed using the already amazing Sweet Leaf Tea Organic Original Lemonade. For centuries lemonade has been an American drink of choice for the summer, so it is no wonder that this tasty beverage would be celebrated in the last few weeks of the season. While there are countless lemonade recipes ...

David Nour, author of Relationship Economics and CEO of The Nour Group, Inc., has been selected to present at the Oregon Association of Nurseries' 2010 Farwest Show Manager's Circle. The annual Farwest Show is being held August 26-28 in Portland, Oregon and is one of the leading nursery and greenhouse industry trade shows in the United States. The Farwest Show features a keynote and town hall discussion led by David Nour, 40-hours of continuing education and over 600 exhibitors for industry professionals. The Show is designed to expose attendees to the latest in the ...